Cambridge Soundworks Center Channel II, Center Channel Plus User Manual

Instructions for:

Center Channel II &

™

Center Channel Plus

Speakers

by Henry Kloss

Contents

Important—Please Read First ..................................................................... 1

Introduction .............................................................................................. 2

Center Channel Plus Placement ................................................................... 2

Center Channel II Placement ....................................................................... 3

Connections ............................................................................................... 3

Balancing .................................................................................................. 4

Home Theater Electronic Choices ................................................................ 4

Cleaning The Cabinets ................................................................................ 4

10-Year Limited Warranty .......................................................................... 5

Difficulty? ................................................................................................. 5

Important – Please Read First

hank you for purchasing a
Center Channel speaker by
Henry Kloss. While these
instructions are sufficient to

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connect and use the speaker
properly, we recommend that you
also consult the separate booklet,
“Getting The Most From Your Dolby
Surround

®

System.”

A word about shipping damage:
If there is any damage, do not
discard the shipping carton or its
inserts, and do not in-stall or use
the speaker, in case you need to
ship it. Consult the store where
you purchased the system for
assistance. If you purchased the
speakers through our mail order
catalog service, call Cambridge
SoundWorks at 1-877-YES-HIFI
for advice.

Cambridge SoundWorks

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(1-877-937-4434)

24 hours a day,

every day

In Canada: 1-800-987-9104

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1

Introduction Center Channel Plus Placement

Center Channel Plus is a two-way
acoustic-suspension speaker
system optimized for use as the
center channel speaker in a Dolby

®

Digital

or Dolby® Pro Logic

®

Surround system. Its four 3"
woofers and ring-radiator tweeter
provide the performance and
power-handling appropriate to the
finest home theater systems.

Center Channel II is a similar
speaker featuring two 3" woofers
instead of four.

For both the Center Channel Plus
and the Center Channel II, use the
“SMALL” center channel setting of
a Dolby Digital decoder. Also for
both speakers, use the “NORMAL”
setting of a Dolby Surround with
Pro Logic decoder. Both of these
settings direct low-bass sound to
the left and right main speakers or
the subwoofers.

Because a primary purpose of the
center channel is to keep dialog
firmly centered on the TV screen, a
center channel speaker should be
placed in close proximity to the TV
set as shown in Figure 1. Both of
our center channel speakers are
magnetically shielded to allow this
placement without distorting the
picture.

LEFT RIGHTCENTER

Center Channel II

or

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Plus

Directly above or below the TV.

SURROUND

Alongside, not behind, listening

area and well above ear level.

Figure 1

Center Channel

Center Channel Plus should be
placed directly atop or beneath the
TV monitor as shown in Figure 2.
The other speakers in the system
should be placed approximately as
shown in Figure 1 (consult
“Getting The Most From Your Dolby
Surround System” for a more
detailed discussion of placing the
other speakers).

TV MONITOR

CENTER CHANNEL PLUS

Center Channel Plus

directly beneath the TV monitor as in

illustration above.

can be placed

Figure 2

CENTER CHANNEL PLUS

TV MONITOR

Center Channel Plus

directly atop the TV monitor as in

illustration above.

Center

Channel

Plus

In conjunction with the optional

Center Channel Plus

also serve as a base for the monitor.

can be placed

Support, it can

Center

Channel

Plus

Support

2

Center Channel II Placement

Center Channel II should be placed
directly atop, beneath, or along­side the TV monitor as shown in
Figure 3. The other speakers in
the system should be placed
approximately as shown in Figure
1 (consult “Getting The Most From
Your Dolby Surround System” for a
more detailed discussion of
placing the other speakers).

Connections

Your center channel speaker
should be connected to the center
channel speaker outputs on your
Dolby Digital or Dolby Surround
with Pro Logic receiver or decoder/
amplifier as shown in Figure 4.
Important note: All speakers
should be connected in phase.
The terminals on your center
channel speaker and on many
receivers and amplifiers are coded
red (+) and black (–) to insure
correct phase. Make sure you

RECEIVER OR DECODER/AMPLIFIER

WITH DOLBY PRO LOGIC SURROUND

SPEAKER CONNECTIONS

FRONT SURROUND CTR

LR LR

IMPORTANT: Be sure all

speakers are connected
identically
explained in the text.

in phase

connect the red speaker terminals
to the red receiver terminals and
the black speaker terminals to the
black receiver terminals. Two­conductor speaker cable is coded
along one conductor with lettering,
with a stripe or a bead–or–the
appearance of the two conductors
differs, usually one copper and one
silver. This allows you to easily
connect the proper conductor to
each terminal.

as

Center Channel II

so it can be placed directly atop,
alongside, or beneath the TV monitor

is magnetically shielded

Figure 3

CENTER CHANNEL SPEAKER

Figure 4

3

Balancing

Dolby Digital and Dolby Surround
signal processors provide an
electronic system for balancing the
sonic output of the left, center,
right and surround speakers.
When you activate this test mode,
it sends a “noise” signal briefly to
each channel in succession. Simply
adjust your unit’s appropriate
channel balancing controls until
the center and surround speakers
play the test sound at roughly the
same output level as the left and
right speakers. Once you’ve
adjusted your system this way, it
will reproduce Dolby Surround and
Dolby Digital program material
with the exact balance originally
intended. Consult the manual of
your Dolby decoder unit for
complete instructions on channel
balancing.

Home Theater
Electronic Choices

Dolby Pro Logic:

Set the surround mode on your
receiver to Dolby Pro Logic when
viewing program material encoded
with “Dolby Surround
the “NORMAL” center channel
mode on your processor.

If the program you are viewing
does not specifically state it was
encoded for Dolby Surround, or if
you are listening to conventional
stereo recordings, be sure to switch
your amplifier or receiver to a
surround setting that does not use
Dolby Pro Logic processing or
switch the surround processing off.

®

”. Choose

Dolby Digital:

Set the center channel speaker

size setting to “SMALL” for the

Center Channel II and Center
Channel Plus

Cleaning
The Cabinets

If more than dusting is needed,
the finish on your center channel
speaker can be cleaned with a
window or vinyl cleaning product.
Avoid spraying the cleaner
directly on the speaker grilles to
prevent damage to them or the
speaker.

4

10-Year Limited Warranty

To the original purchaser, Cambridge
SoundWorks, Inc. will warrant the

Center Channel II and Center
Channel Plus speakers to be free of

defects in material and workman­ship for a period of ten (10) years
from date of purchase. With respect
to defects, Cambridge SoundWorks
will, at its option, replace the
product or repair the defect in the
product with no
charge to the original purchaser for
parts or labor.

This warranty does not extend to
any defect, malfunction or failure
caused by misuse, abuse, accident,
faulty hookup, defective associated
equipment or use of the speaker
with equipment for which it is not
intended.

This warranty is valid only when
the speaker is returned to an
authorized store where it was
purchased. Or, if you bought directly
from Cambridge SoundWorks, call
for a Return Authorization Number
for the unit and return it to the
accompanying address, freight
prepaid, together with a copy of the
original sales slip to establish
warranty status. Please do not

return the Center Channel II or
Center Channel Plus speakers, or any
of its parts, to the factory without
prior authorization.

This is the sole and express
warranty. This warranty is in lieu
of all other warranties, expressed
or implied, of merchantability,
fitness for purpose or otherwise.
In no event shall Cambridge Sound­Works be liable for incidental or
consequential damages or have any
liability with respect to defects other
than the obligations set forth above.

To ensure warranty coverage it is
incumbent upon the original
purchaser to inform Cambridge
SoundWorks or any of its Autho­rized Service Agencies of the
defect within the warranty period.
The only acceptable method of
establishing warranty status is
a copy of the original proof of
purchase indicating customers name
and purchase date.

For warranty information contact:

Cambridge SoundWorks, Inc.

311 Needham St.

Newton, MA 02464

1-877-YES-HIFI

(1-877-937-4434)

www.cambridgesoundworks.com

email:

[e-mail]

Difficulty?

If you suspect there’s a problem
with your center channel speaker,
contact the store where you
purchased it. If a problem is
confirmed, you will need to return
that speaker to that store or its
Authorized Service Center. If you
purchased the speaker through
our mail order catalog service,
call a Cambridge SoundWorks
Audio/Video Consultant at
1-877-YES-HIFI. He or she will
help you track down the problem,
which could be in some other
component in your system. If
together you agree there is
something wrong with your
center channel speaker, he or she
will supply you with a Return
Authorization Number. Please do
not return your center channel
speaker to the factory without
prior authorization.

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